Vol. 1 · No. 5
Cumberland all-inclusive due Sep 10, Lake Charles splash pad Sep 15, a $35M Texas CMR still pre-solicit.
Week 2 hopper, still filling
Week 2. Washington Grove (due Sep 4) shipped in Vol. 1 No. 4 instead. Public government sources.
Alachua County, FL
Alachua County Copeland and Monteocha playgrounds, CDs going to bid, $200k FRDAP on Monteocha marked not funded
ROSCO agenda Oct 8, 2026 (meeting pushed to that Thursday; Aug 13 agenda reused). New playgrounds, parking, pavilions. Finalize CDs for Monteocha to get out for bids ASAP; Copeland close behind. Pinesville is a separate park: equipment ordered, waiting install, NTP Aug 3, 2026. Only project dollar on the page: $200K FRDAP for Monteocha, marked not funded. Not a bid advertisement.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
TPWD Silver Lake State Park CMR, $35 million estimate, RFP expected to advertise September, playground is in day-use not early work
Project 1112666, Silver Lake SP Centennial. Construction estimate $35,000,000 printed. CMR RFP expected to advertise September 2026. This notice is not an RFP. Day-use includes a playground among trailheads, picnic, pavilion(s), amphitheater, Nature Center, restrooms, parking. Package 1 early-work list does not name the playground.
Cumberland County, NJ
Cumberland County NJ all-inclusive playground Bid 26-35, due Sep 10 11am
Bid 26-35. Sealed bids due Thu Sep 10, 2026, 11am prevailing time, 164 West Broad Street, Bridgeton, public opening. Green Acres funds printed. Specs at cumberlandprocure.org. Non-mandatory pre-bid was Aug 19, already past. Bid security 10% of bid, not over $20,000. Also listed at cumberlandcountynj.gov/bids/?FeedID=9098.
City of Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles LA Goosport splash pad CP 3537, due Sep 15 2:45pm CST
Goosport Recreation Splash Pad, CP 3537. Sealed bids via Bid Express or mail/hand to Clerk of Council, 326 Pujo Street, 4th Floor, until 2:45pm CST Sep 15, 2026; open 3:00pm CST City Council Chambers. Non-mandatory pre-bid Tue Sep 2, 2026, 9:30am, Goosport Park, 1619 Cessford Street. Architect: Brossett Architect, LLC. Bid Express is a submission path. The ad is on the city site, not BidNet.
City of Marion, IA
Marion IA Gill Park pad and fence, $140k, due Sep 8 10am, no equipment in this bid
Due Tue Sep 8, 2026, 10:00am local, City Clerk, 1225 6th Avenue. Engineer estimate $140,000.00 printed. Scope: excavation, subgrade, 320 SY PCC pavement, 300 LF fencing at the proposed playground, pavement removal, topsoil, seeding, erosion control. Complete on or before Nov 20, 2026. This is pad and fence, not the equipment package.
Town of Superior, CO
Superior CO Pirate Park is already awarded to Altitude Recreation; Sep 16 PARC still takes design input
Not an open bid. Design/build contract with Altitude Recreation approved by Town Council Aug 10. About 2,200 sf neighborhood park, worn pirate-themed equipment, lacks shade. PARC discussed design Aug 19; additional input Sep 16 PARC. Design finalized and equipment ordered after that. Early Spring 2027 installation, weather and lead times. Remaining window is design/order, not a bid.
City of Worcester, MA
Worcester Crompton Skatepark shade install, four owner-provided USA SHADE fabrics, due Sep 10 4pm
Bid 8796-J7, distinct from Holmes Field 8777-W7. Close Sep 10, 2026, 4:00pm. Opened Aug 24. Labor, materials, and equipment for shade installation at Crompton Skatepark, 47 Quinsigamond Ave. DPRC RFQ in the Form 30B: install four owner-provided USA SHADE Model QRE fabrics and hardware on existing structures; installer furnishes complete jaw end assemblies from the manufacturer. No city bid amount printed. Attached USA SHADE proposal totals $2,158.40 and is labeled reference-only hardware; that is not the bid. Jaw model numbers conflict in the same PDF (308409 vs 308049). Attached prevailing-wage sheet prints contract 8795-J7, which the open-bids table shows as a different bid. No pre-bid listed.
City of Roseville, CA
Roseville Woodbridge play replacement, comment open until Sep 10, swings stay
Play structure replacement, not a bid. Two-week comment window printed open until September 10, 2026. Play area to be replaced; existing swings remain; color scheme TBD. Renderings on the page. No dollars printed. No install timeline printed. No meeting printed. Write-in is on the city page; we are not mailing. Separate from Woodbridge tennis and pickleball court rehab on the same hub (that job is already in construction).
City of Fort Collins, CO
Fort Collins Ridgeview playground, construction late Sep, hiking theme printed at start of work, not a bid
Not an open bid. Location 4700 Hinsdale Drive. Construction is set to begin September 2026, weather permitting, and is also printed as planned to start late September 2026; anticipated complete November 2026. No day-of-month. Start-of-construction block prints updated play structures ages 2-12 with a hiking theme and accessible options. Intro says the city will consider existing McGraw Elementary equipment. Funding named: 2050 Tax Initiative and Parks Infrastructure Replacement Plan. No dollar figure printed. No RFP, award, vendor, or ordered language printed. Spring 2026 survey (Mar 27–Apr 17, 22 responses) has preference counts only; that block does not say the city selected a hiking-theme package.
City of Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Houghton Park playground awarded Aug 18 to Environmental Construction; Sep 16 community meeting still on
Not an open bid. August 2026 update: construction contract awarded to Environmental Construction, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA. City Council approved Aug 18, 2026. Anticipated to begin construction later this year; not printed as already under construction. Community meeting Wed Sep 16, 2026, 6–7:30 p.m., Houghton Park Community Center, 6301 Myrtle Ave. RSVP/accommodations by Mon Sep 14. Lead-in covers several upcoming projects at Houghton Park, not playground-only. Scope printed: net climbers, slides, rubber ground cover, inclusive seesaw; ages 2-5 and 5-12. Funding named Measure A, California State Parks, Park Impact Fees. No dollar figure printed. Timeline table still prints Bidding and Award Fall 2026; June 2026 block still says currently out to bid. Both are stale against the August award. Do not use Long Beach Buys.
Portland Parks & Recreation, OR
Portland George Park expanded playground, $300k foundation line, bidding window Spring–Fall 2026, no due date
Not an advertised bid. No ITB, RFP, solicitation number, or due date printed; do not invent a close date. HTML schedule: Spring 2026 to Fall 2026 is Permitting, Construction Documentation, and Bidding. Construction Winter 2027–Spring 2028. Grand opening Summer 2028. Playground as printed: expanded playground with rubberized playground surfacing; also new expanded playground with accessible pathways, lighting, and updated amenities. Dollars printed, kept separate: $300,000 Portland Parks Foundation to support a new play structure and accessible surfacing through the Everybody Plays Playground Campaign (the only playground-structure/surfacing dollar line); $3 million PP&R SDCs for park improvements (park-wide); $750,000 State of Oregon for new lighting and accessible pathways (not playground). No combined playground-package total. February 2026 engagement copy is still live (stale present tense). A linked Winter 2026 PDF prints an older calendar; use this HTML page, do not blend them.
City of Austin, TX
Austin Sheffield Northwest playscape, $450k budget, permit/construction window, not a bid
Not an open bid. No ITB, solicitation number, or due date printed. Project budget printed: $450,000. No other playscape dollar on the page. 2018 General Bond is named as a funding source with no figure. Replace traditional playscapes ages 2-5 and 5-12 in the existing footprint; new play features, enhanced ADA, drainage upgrades. Preserve Miller Melberg Turtle and seat wall printed as an objective. Anticipated schedule: August 2026 Permit for construction; Late Fall or Early Winter 2026 Construction starts; Spring 2027 Anticipated end of construction. Design/engagement February–August 2026, then permitting and construction anticipated to begin in winter 2026. Both construction-start phrasings appear; neither is a bid due date. Survey 2 is printed both as closed July 20, 2026 and closed July 19, 2026; leave the conflict.
City of Boston, MA
Boston McLaughlin Playground community meeting 2, Sep 8 6pm Zoom, design stage not a bid
Not a bid. No ITB. Calendar: Sep 8, 2026, 6:00pm–7:30pm, Zoom. Intro: online community meeting about site analysis and next steps. Timezone word ET is not printed. Parks project page Upcoming Events: McLaughlin Playground Community Meeting 2 On Sep 8. Phase graphic is Design (active). Consultant Crowley Cottrell Landscape Architects. Contractor TBD. Page: we are now hosting community meetings for design. Scope: improve pathway accessibility, renovate the children's playgrounds, courts, and softball fields, and address slope erosion. No dollars printed. Project page: https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/project/improvements-mclaughlin-playground
City of Mendota Heights, MN
Mendota Heights Valley Park playground/shelter, $409,850 grant package selected, next PRC Sep 8
Not a bid. Item 7.a Informational Only, PRC regular meeting Aug 12, 2026, 6:30pm. Next meeting printed: September 8 at 6:30pm (year not on that line). City notified July 2 that the FY2027 Outdoor Recreation Grant application was selected for funding; that July 2 sentence has no year. Total Project Cost Estimate $409,850; Grant Request Amount $204,925; City Match Amount $204,925. Heading is Playground/Picnic Shelter. The $409,850 is the grant-request total, not a playground-only bid. Grant-request bullets also include picnic shelter, electrical, lighting, fences, sidewalk, signage, AED, Bike Fix-It. TRAA $5,000 toward outfield fence (not playground). 2026 budget lines $150,000 fund balance + $50,000 special parks; packet does not reconcile those against the $204,925 match. Kensington Playground Replacement is listed separately as a 2027 CIP item with no dollar in this packet. No vendor or construction contract printed.
City of Alexandria, VA
Alexandria John Ewald 60% plans done, competitive bidding window Oct–Dec 2026, $2M is park-wide CIP
Not a bid ad. No IFB, RFP, due date, or award printed. Page updated Aug 26, 2026. September 2026 update: consultant completed the 60% plans; staff will completed the review (wording as printed; review not done); consultant continued to refine the playground design with staff. Design Phase labeled Current. Construction Procurement Phase printed October 2026–December 2026. Construction Start printed January 2027–June 2027 (a range). Conduct competitive bidding process is a future task. Scope: renovation and relocation of the playground, Parkour fitness equipment, and stormwater. Current funding will only cover the relocation of the playground, parkour equipment, ADA, and stormwater requirements. Shade structure is a principle/endorsed rec, not in that current-funding list. April 2026 update prints dedicating $2 million to support park improvements; that is park-wide CIP, not a playground package.
City of Fitchburg, WI
Fitchburg WI Kids' Crossing, PIP plus turf, Parks Commission Oct 1 renderings, demo fall 2026
Wisconsin, not Fitchburg MA. Not a bid. No RFP, RFQ, award, or dollar figure printed. Initial public comment closed July 14–August 5. Project Updates timeline: October 1st Parks Commission Meeting discussing updated renderings (year not on that line; not a verified agenda packet). Anticipated demolition in Fall of 2026 and construction in 2027. FAQ: demolition/excavation/base currently scheduled for fall 2026; installation/site work before summer 2027; goal before 2027 summer season. Proposed surface: combination of poured-in-place rubber and artificial turf. Shade renderings posted as of August 7, 2026.
City of Madison, WI
Madison Newbery playground In Design, bidding Dec 2026, construction summer 2027, not Cypress
Not Cypress Spray Park and not bid 9806. Status: In Design. Last named update Aug 11, 2026: staff continuing design and construction documents; expect construction to begin summer 2027 and finish fall 2027. Timeline: Design Development Active April–November 2026. Project Bidding and Contracting Upcoming December 2026. Construction Upcoming June 2027–September 2027. March 17 2026 feedback printed preference for design Option B (age 5-12 structure); that is meeting preference, not a printed final selection. No dollars printed. No ITB. Intro still says replacing the playground in 2026; older updates say install anticipated in 2026. Use the Aug 11 / 2027 lines; the 2026 intro is stale. Location 7834 Lois Ln.
NYC Public Design Commission / DPR
NYC PDC Aug 17 no quorum: Peter Minuit playground Final, Bella Abzug Block 6 playground Preliminary
Not a bid. No dollars in the PDF. Calendar minutes cell: No votes were taken due to a lack of quorum. Next scheduled meeting Tuesday, September 22* (agenda PDF not linked). Not printed that either playground was deferred onto Sep 22. Peter Minuit: Consent 9:10 a.m., item 30508. Reconstruction of Peter Minuit Playground, adjacent to P.S. 108, Park Avenue between East 108th Street and East 109th Street, Manhattan. (Final) (CC 8, CB 11) DPR. Item-level carry-over not printed. Bella Abzug Park Block 6: Committee 10:35 a.m. Construction of Bella Abzug Park Block 6, including the playground, public restroom building, and maintenance and operations building, 10th Avenue and 11th Avenue between West 38th Street and West 39th Street, Manhattan. (Preliminary) (CC 3, CB 4) DPR/DOT. Item number not printed on that line. Do not use 30511 (ventilation building east of Block 6). Meetings page: https://www.nyc.gov/site/designcommission/design-review/meetings/meetings.page
NYC School Construction Authority
NYC SCA six playground ads printed for 2026/09, ranges only, dates tentative
Not a dated ITB. Data as of July 31st, 2026. Disclaimer: The projects and associated bid dates listed are for information only as they are tentative and subject to change. Column is Project Advertised Date as YYYY/MM. Status Design. Do not write a bid due date. PLAYGROUNDS rows advertised 2026/09: P.S. 24 Bronx RESO A PLAYGROUND UPGRADE $1M–$4M (path-of-travel companion same month $250K–$500K, ACCESSIBILITY); P.S. 10 Brooklyn RESO A PLAYGROUND UPGRADE $1M–$4M (no path-of-travel companion printed); P.S. 135 Brooklyn PLAYGROUND UPGRADES $1M–$4M (companion $0–$250K); P.S. 247 Brooklyn RESO A PLAYGROUND UPGRADE $750K–$1M; P.S. 176 Queens PLAYGROUND REDEVELOPMENT $4M OVER; P.S. 3 Staten Island RESO A PLAYGROUND UPGRADE $1M–$4M. Do not fold P.S. 94 Bronx or M079 SPED Manhattan into 2026/09 playground ads; their main PLAYGROUNDS rows are advertised 2026/08. Ranges only; no point dollars; no ITB numbers.
City of Madison, WI
Madison Reindahl accessible playground is Planning, bidding line is a phase label not a live ITB
Same bar as Cypress Spray Park: Planning, not a September bid. Cypress stays in Vol. 1. Printed as the 5th accessible playground in the city. Location 1818 Portage Road. Timeline: Project Bidding and Contracting Active July 2026–Novemeber 2026 (city typo). Construction Upcoming Spring 2027. That bidding line is a project-phase label, not a live solicitation. No ITB, due date, contract number, or Bid Express link. Last meeting: Public Input Meeting #1 May 18, 2026, 6:00pm (past). Latest update header June 3, 2026. No dollars printed. Do not mix Imagination Center contract dollars or dates into this playground.
City of Tucson, AZ
Tucson Udall destination playground with shade, Desert Wild theme, construction early 2027, not a bid
Not an open bid. No ITB. No dollar figure on this URL. Parks is developing one cohesive design and moving it into construction documentation and permitting. Anticipate construction will commence in early 2027 (forecast, not NTP or award). Playground as printed: one (1) large destination playground with shade — one bullet in a 7-item park-wide Prop 407 list (will soon receive). Do not treat Prop 407 as a playground package. Theme: overall Desert Wild that integrates community top play feature preferences (zip-line, non-traditional swings, embankment slide, nature play elements, rope play structure, +). Inclusive Play Advisory Group has also been working with staff and will review the full park design as it develops. Outreach dates on the page are 2025–March 2026.
City of Troy, OH
Troy OH Community Park playground, $500k estimate, design concepts anticipated September, not a live ITB
Not a live ITB. Not Cleveland 85-26. May 11, 2026 Park Board packet, Drake superintendent report: we will begin to look at design concepts and renderings for the new Community Park playground. This project is anticipated to begin in September. Year not printed on that September line. Report header prints Park Board Meeting May 7, 2026 vs cover Monday, May 11, 2026. No Community Park dollar in the May packet. Feb 17, 2026 is City Council, not Park Board. $500,000 printed as estimated cost / recommended reappropriation for Community Park playground equipment including ADA-accessible artificial turf (Recreation & Parks Committee 2026-02-09 and Titterington memo 2026-02-06). Not an award. Committee says legislation for that line would come at later Council meetings. No Community Park playground equipment bid ad, ITB, Bid Express, or due date in either PDF. Do not mix Duke Park: Feb 17 R-11-2026 is Duke Park turf $190,000 authorize bidding. May 11 packet is about four months old as of Sep 2; September begin may already have passed or still be design-only; these PDFs do not say which. Feb 17 packet: https://www.troyohio.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02172026-1092
Wall Township, NJ
Wall Township Marconi Phase III inclusionary playground, county grant pending October awards
Not a bid. Grant application submitted to Monmouth County Municipal Park Improvement Grant Program in July 2026. Notice of awards for grant funding will be announced in October 2026. Scope: installation of an inclusionary playground with associated parking, landscaping, benches, and bike racks. Presentation slide 2 prints the program cap: 50% matching grant up to $500,000, and $6 million per year county allocation. No Phase III project total on either source; do not print $500,000 as the project total. Phase II is a separate heading (basketball/path). FPA $45,000.00 is Phase II plans/specs (Feb 12, 2025), not Phase III construction. Phase II plans 100% complete; anticipated bid summer 2026. No Phase III bid date printed. Phase III HTML blurb pastes Phase II summer-2026 bid language into the same paragraph; that is not a Phase III bid window. Presentation: https://www.wallnj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18219/Marconi-Phase-III-Presentation---2026-Inclusionary-Playground
City of Weatherford, TX
Weatherford Holland Lake playground TABS, $2.4M estimate, start 10/15/2026, not an ITB
Not a solicitation. Status: Project Registered. Registration Date 8/28/2026. TABS dates: Start Date 10/15/2026, Completion Date 4/15/2027. Those are registration dates with a calendar day, not NTP or a contract. Estimated Cost $2,400,000 is the TABS estimate field only, not a bid amount or award. Scope: Construction of new playground (15,000 SF) and sidewalks (5,500 SF). Square Footage 20,500 ft². Type of Work: New Construction. Address: 1419 Holland Lake Road, Weatherford, TX 76086, Parker County. Owner: WEATHERFORD CITY OF. Design Firm: Kimley-Horn and Associates. Owner contact printed: Jaycob Kirkpatrick. RAS: GEORGE A,PATTERSON (#503) as printed. No bid due date, opening, addenda, or award language.
City of Austin, TX
Austin Onion Creek All Abilities Playground in Design Development, CDs Fall 2026, not Sheffield
Distinct from Sheffield Northwest. Not a bid. HTML: Design Development. Fall 2026 Construction Documents and Permitting. Spring 2028 Construction Begins. Apr 27 2026 Parks Board PDF: All Abilities 2.7 acres of play area. 2026 block: Complete Design Development / Submit Site Development Permit (~14 month timeline) / Begin Preparing Construction Documents / Pre-Construction Pricing / Play Structure Design Process. Same PDF prints 2027 Construction Phase. HTML prints Spring 2028. Both are printed; leave the conflict. No playground total on the project page. Ordinance backup File ID 26-2115 (Aug 6 2026) names Onion Creek all abilities playground as an infrastructure priority inside a $260,000,000 citywide parks GO on Nov 3 2026. That $260M is park-wide, not a playground package. PDF 2025 column has Bidding as a timeline label only. No IFB, award, or contractor. Parks Board PDF: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=472058 Ordinance backup: https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=478423
Metro Parks Tacoma, WA
Parks Tacoma Wapato playground replacement, Survey #2 Fall 2026, construction Fall 2027, not a bid
Not a bid. No pre-bid printed. Printed: we are replacing the playground and making site improvements at the Wapato Park playground. Wapato Park has been identified for playground replacement. PM printed: Erin Irby. Timeline: Fall 2026 Community Survey #2; Design Fall 2026–Spring 2027; Permitting Spring–Summer 2027; Construction Fall 2027. Survey #1 printed June 22–July 6, 2026 (past). Survey #2 has no day-of-month. No playground dollar on the page. More than $450,000 sits under Water Treatment & Dock Replacement – COMPLETE (June 2018 docks); do not use that as the playground package.
Charlotte County, FL
Charlotte County South County playground replacement, $500k, construction start 11/01/2026, design already selected
Not an open bid. No ITB, RFP, RFQ, IFB, or solicitation number. Last Updated 08/27/2026. Project Phase still Design Development. Design Development Actual Completion 07/28/2026. Construction Estimated Start Date 11/01/2026 (actual start blank). Turnover printed 01/01/2027; Construction forecast also prints 05/31/2027. Leave that conflict. Construction $500,000.00 / Total Budget $500,000.00. Funding: Capital Maintenance Projects- Playground Replacement. Only dollars on the page. Scope: replacement of existing playground equipment at end of life cycle, 5-12 and 2-5 play structures. Existing shade canopies remain and will be incorporated into the new layout. Demo printed as early November (year not in that sentence); equipment only; shade structures remain. Winning design was determined based on survey results. Winning vendor/design name not printed. PM printed: Lacey Solomon. Location 670 Cooper St., Punta Gorda.
City of San Clemente, CA
San Clemente BPR work plan lists playground replacements as priority #1, Council Sep 1, not a bid
Not a bid. Word bid not printed. Council meeting September 1, 2026, item 11G, Resolution No. 26-149. Signature/vote blanks are empty; packet does not prove adoption. Playground replacements printed as (No. 1). Unfinished from prior year. Ad-hoc: Vice Chair Garcia, Commissioner Mann, Commissioner Kamali. No named parks anywhere in the packet. Playground cost field prints only Included in FY2027 CIP. No dollar sign and no numeral. Fiscal Impact: work plan does not authorize additional expenditures or establish new budget appropriations. Staff excerpt: review playground replacement projects that have received funding and provide input and recommendations as projects move through the design and implementation process.
City of Hinesville, GA
Hinesville Irene B. Thomas inclusive playground RFP, $350k cap, mandatory walk Sep 15, due Sep 25 2pm ET
Open competitive RFP. Already on the street. City page Status Open, Closing 9/25/2026 2:00 PM (no timezone on that page). GPR Event PE-66992-NONST-2027-000000033 End Date Sep 25, 2026 2:00 p.m. ET, Event Status Open. RFP Issued August 27, 2026. Mandatory pre-proposal conference and site visit Sep 15, 2026, 2:00 p.m. ET at Irene B. Thomas Park, 700 Sharon Street (PDF + GPR; not on the city bid page). An authorized representative must attend for the proposal to be considered. Deadline for Written Questions September 16, 2026, 5:00 p.m. ET (PDF only). Maximum contract amount $350,000 printed; proposals exceeding that may be deemed nonresponsive. Manufacturer-open turnkey: inclusive 2–12, integrated shade, unitary surfacing, no-transfer roll-on swing (PDF). Award not solely lowest price; Council must approve. Federal clauses in the PDF (Davis-Bacon, HUD-4010, 2 CFR Part 200). Insurance minima, 5% proposal bond, 100% P&P bonds, 13% M/WBE goal also printed; those are not the bid amount. RFP PDF: https://www.cityofhinesville.org/DocumentCenter/View/6962 GPR: https://ssl.doas.state.ga.us/gpr/eventDetails?eSourceNumber=PE-66992-NONST-2027-000000033&sourceSystemType=gpr20
City of Wichita, KS
Wichita Central Riverside inclusive playground Open House #1 Sep 16, $450k CIP, not a printed ITB
Not a printed ITB. Word ITB not printed. Calendar: September 16, 2026, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Park Villa Community Facility. Listing description is blank. Event detail names SWT Design as the project’s design team and 1029 Bitting St. CIP INITIATED row printed: 2025 & 2026 Playground Rehabilitation/Development | Central Riverside Park | Replacement of the sand playground | $450,000 | Summer 2026 | Contractor TBD. Do not mix the separate INITIATED $80,000 Splash Pad Maintenance line. May 12 CivicSend recap: Consent Agenda item 3b Contract and Vendor Selection for Central Riverside Park Inclusive Playground – Approved 7/0. No firm name, no dollars, no Open House, no ITB on that recap. CIP still prints Contractor TBD; recap names no firm; only the event page names SWT Design (design team). Those three prints do not match. Do not resolve them. Do not write design input after vendor selection; that sentence is not printed. CIP PDF: https://www.wichita.gov/DocumentCenter/View/36896/2026-Park-CIP-Projects-PDF Recap: https://www.wichita.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/290130 CIP page: https://www.wichita.gov/367/Capital-Improvement-Program
Town of Denton, MD
Denton MD Sharp Road Park Playground Phase 2 Proposal, Town Council Sep 3 6pm, no dollar printed
Not a sealed ITB. Agenda-stage Proposal only. Town Council September 3, 2026, in person and available to view online. Thursday is not printed. 6:00 p.m. sits on the Pledge of Allegiance line only. Teams is only in the events.teams.microsoft.com URL, not named in prose. New Business #2 printed exactly: Sharp Road Park Playground Phase 2 Proposal. Next regular meeting printed October 1, 2026; items due noon September 18, 2026. No dollar printed on this item. No $ in the PDF. Do not paste a BPW CPP line onto this page. Phase 1 / Kompan / furnish-and-install is not printed here. Agenda PDF: https://dentonmaryland.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/09.03.26-page-1-of-agenda-for-website.pdf
City of New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Taylor ES playground IFB, owner-supplied equipment, due Sep 15 2pm, LSI installer cert required
Open IFB. Bid Type OPEN. Bid Opening 09/15/2026 02:00:00 PM. Informal Bid Flag No. Purchase Method Open Market. Allow Electronic Quote: No. Org: City of New Bedford. Purchaser: Geraldine Calheta. Printed: the City of New Bedford, acting through its School Department, is seeking a contractor to perform site work, install owner-supplied playground equipment and complete associated site improvements. Separately printed: bidders must provide documentation they are an authorized/certified installer of Landscape Structures Inc. playground equipment at the time of the bid. Do not merge those into owner-supplied Landscape Structures. Site visit printed Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 10:00 am, 71 Portland Street; this open is after that date. No dollars printed. Unit Cost / Total Cost blank. Bid docs and submission printed at bidnetdirect.com/massachusetts/newbedford. COMMBUYS is the keep source. Do not scrape BidNet. FY field prints 24 vs 2026 dates; flag, do not resolve.
Town of Southbridge, MA
Southbridge Marcos Rios playground PARC FY26, equipment and fencing, due Sep 16 9am
Open bid. Town listing Status Open, Closes 9/16/2026 9:00 AM, Bid No. PARC FY26_Bid Due 9-16-2026. PARC is a bid-number tag, not a printed grant total. No dollar and no manufacturer on the town listing. Detail page is gated behind a Plan Holders Form (bidID=95); not filled. COMMBUYS Bid Type OPEN. Prints: Seeking Bids for Playground Equipment and Fencing. Town listing does not print fencing. Manufacturer/cost cells on COMMBUYS are blank. Pre-bid blank. Amendment 1 moved opening from 09/17/2026 09:00:00 AM to 09/16/2026 09:00:00 AM. No dollars printed. COMMBUYS: https://www.commbuys.com/bso/external/bidDetail.sdo?docId=BD-26-1326-ED41-ED1P-132762
Randolph County School System, GA
Randolph County GA elementary playground RFP, $165k cap, visits begin Sep 7, due Oct 2 10am ET
Open solicitation. Distinct from Hinesville RFP 2026-07. GPR Event Status Open. End Date Oct 02, 2026 @ 10:00 AM ET. Start Date Aug 31, 2026 @ 03:02 PM ET is the GPR start, not the close. Do not use a 3:00 p.m. close. PDF: RFP Issued August 31, 2026. Site Visits Begin September 7, 2026; must be scheduled in advance, Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., 3451 Georgia Highway 266, Cuthbert, Georgia 39840. Deadline for Questions September 30, 2026. Proposal Opening October 5, 2026. Proposals must be received no later than October 2, 2026 @ 10:00 am (PDF has no timezone; GPR prints ET). Maximum Project Amount $165,000.00 printed on the PDF only; total proposed cost shall not exceed that. Not on GPR HTML or the district listing HTML. Scope: design, furnishing, delivery, site preparation, installation, safety surfacing, inspection, and completion, from manufacturers, designers, vendors, contractors, or authorized representatives. Turnkey and manufacturer-open are not printed. District heading: INVITATION TO BID - ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND PROJECT. PDF and GPR call it an RFP. Leave the ITB vs RFP mismatch. School name is not printed (only an elementary school plus the Hwy 266 site-visit address). District listing: https://www.sowegak12.org/boerfpandbidinfo PDF: https://content.myconnectsuite.com/api/documents/16cb2e42b7cc4fbcaba3bbac6587d4c8.pdf
Bureau of Indian Affairs / SIPI, Albuquerque, NM
BIA SIPI Albuquerque playground hazard mitigation RFQ, due Fri Sep 4 5pm MDT, Buy Indian in the attachment
Active Solicitation. Title: C--PLAYGROUND HAZARD MITIGATION SIPI. Description: AB852489 IE148 D-B BLDG 135 PLAYGROUND. Date Offers Due Sep 04, 2026 5:00 PM MDT. Inactive Sep 19, 2026. Contracting office: Albuquerque, Indian Education Acquisition Office. POC printed: Yui Hoptowit. No dollars on the notice. Schedule $ placeholders only. No IGCE, NTE, or magnitude. Attached solicitation work: D-B Bldg 135 playground hazard mitigation (resurface / fence / shade / wood chips). Not a manufacturer bake-off. Set-aside is split: notice header Original Set Aside is blank. The attached solicitation prints Buy Indian IEE and ISBEE set-aside (DIAR 1452.280-1 / 1452.280-2) and Attachment 8 IA IEE Representation Form. Flag eligibility. Do not write the notice as a coded SAM set-aside when the header is blank. Also mushy: RFQ/RFP/SF1442 mix; Suite 352A vs 352I; 9169 vs 1969 Coors. Leave those.
Little Rock AFB, AR
Little Rock AFB CDC pour-in-place, two infant pads, due Sep 14 2pm CDT, site visit Sep 8
Active Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Surfacing, not a play-structure bid. Offers due Sep 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m. CDT. Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5 / 52.219-6). Site visit Sep 8, 2026, 10:00 a.m. CDT at Little Rock AFB Visitor Center. Printed as encouraged, not mandatory. Listing: vendors must have a REAL ID. PWS also allows U.S. Government Passport. Solicitation site-visit paragraph omits REAL ID. Leave that split. Scope: demolish, remove, and legally dispose of existing playground surface material and furnish/install new pour-in-place rubber surfacing at two infant playground areas in front of Building 1257. CLINs 0001 materials / 0002 labor, qty 2 Each. Approximate 22×27 ft footprints printed. Not play structures/equipment. No dollars. Block 26 empty. CLIN prices blank. No IGE/NTE/award amount.
Harrisburg, NC
Harrisburg NC Pharr Mill Park custom wood playground, Bid Package 2, due Thu Sep 3 10:00 AM
Town listing: Status Open. Closing 9/3/2026 10:00 AM. Published 8/26/2026 12:00 PM. PDF: all bids due Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:00am, opening same time at Town Hall. HTML opening field is “See Invitation to Bid.” Scope: construction of a new wood playground at Pharr Mill Park. Approximately 88’ x 70’ custom natural playground with preferred utilization of structural Black Locust timber. Wood fiber surface. Elevated structures / treehouses / boardwalks printed. Qualification language: same organization for design and construction; not solely catalog-manufactured equipment. Words “same firm” and “design-build” are not printed. No project total. “Projects exceeding $400,000” is a past-reference qualifier only. Do not use it as this job’s budget. $500.00 per calendar day LDs printed. 120 days after NTP printed. Questions receive-by 5:00pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 (word “closed” not printed). Blank 19-row bid form plus “10% Contingency” with no dollars. Leave it. Also: https://www.harrisburgnc.gov/bids.aspx and PDF https://www.harrisburgnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12574
Smyrna, TN
Smyrna TN Hilltop-Rosenwald Park playground RFP — table close Sep 8 10am vs legal notice Sep 2 10am
Table (bid_opportunities): Closing Date/Time September 08, 2026 10:00 AM. Opening August 11, 2026 8:00 AM. Parks and Recreation. Central Time printed on that page only. Bid-detail legal notice: sealed quotations no later than 10:00 a.m. September 2, 2026 at which time quotations will be publicly opened and read aloud. Envelope line also September 2 @ 10:00 a.m. Those two close dates conflict. Leave it. Do not invent which date controls. Mandatory site visit printed: August 18 and 19 @ 1:00 p.m. “will be held.” Year not printed on those dates. Pages do not say the visits occurred. No dollars on these pages. Listed under currently seeking bids or proposals / Active bids. No “open bid” status label. Also: https://files.townofsmyrna.org/departments/finance/bid_opportunities.php
Sumner County Schools, TN
Sumner County Schools TN RFB 20260909 loose-fill surfacing, due Sep 9 10am, as-needed EWF/chips/rubber mulch
Surfacing, not a play-structure bid. Listing and PDF: Submission Due Date September 9, 2026 @ 10:00 am. RFB issued August 27, 2026. Pre-Bid Meeting blank. Awarded Vendor blank. Printed: sealed submissions to provide loose-fill playground surfacing as specified; order and delivery on an as-needed basis. Materials as printed: EWF / wood chips / rubber mulch, delivered and installed. “Certified Playground Safety Inspector on staff” required. Acronym CPSI is not printed. Contract term printed: September 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 plus four optional years. That start date is before the Sep 9 due date — flag, do not resolve. Piggyback printed as other Institutions (such as State, Local and/or Public Agencies) under TN Cooperative Purchasing Laws. Exact phrase “other TN public agencies” is not printed. No bid estimate, budget, or award amount. Unit-price blanks only (per yard / per pound). Insurance and statutory dollar figures are printed separately; do not treat those as the bid. PDF: https://www.sumnerschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/0ff467c9-284b-46a0-a75b-d617d2da80ab
Hoboken, NJ
Hoboken NJ Bid 26-04 Tom Olivieri Park playground + spray, due Sep 30 2pm, non-mandatory pre-bid Sep 9
Open Notice to Bidders on hobokennj.gov. Due Wed Sep 30 2026 2:00 PM Prevailing Time, then public opening. Non-mandatory pre-bid Wed Sep 9 11:00 AM at 1221 Willow Ave — page prints “eastern standard time” in September; left as printed. Scope: renovate current 0-5 playground and spray structure; redesigned playground, spray, furniture, paving, landscaping, lighting, prefabricated restroom. Green Acres state funds printed. Completion on or before 180 days after NTP. Questions through Fri Sep 11 12:00 PM. Electronic docs free beginning Sep 2 via bidset.com (docs path only, not keep source). BidNet unused. Dollars on the notice: $165 hard-copy document fee; bid bond/check not less than 10% of amount bid, not to exceed $20,000.00. No project/contract estimate printed — do not treat those as a bid total. Spelling split left: URL and title “Olivieiri”; scope text “Olivieri.” Purchasing Agent Jennifer Mastropietro, QPA.
Danbury, CT
Danbury CT Bid 08-26-27-02 playground wood fiber, as-needed ±1,000 cy, due Sep 17 10:00 AM
Open / Active Bids / Invitation to Bid. Due Thu Sep 17 2026 10:00 AM at Purchasing, City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Ave. Timezone not printed. Not a play-structure bid: as-needed playground wood fiber, ±1,000 cy picked up or delivered (quantities labeled approximate). IPEMA-tested/certified manufacturing facility required; samples + IPEMA certs with the bid. One-year term from award, renewable one year at a time up to three additional years, subject to appropriations. No contract/bid total printed. Unit-price lines blank. Printed dollars are boilerplate only ($25k/$100k bond thresholds; $1M/$2M insurance). Cover: Bid Bond and Performance Bond Not Applicable. No addenda on the posting. BidNet unused. Package: https://www.danbury-ct.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7215/Playground-Wood-Fiber-2026
Orange Unified School District, CA
Orange USD BID 2627-984 McPherson Magnet OFCI shade, playground, and site work, close Sep 22 2:10 pm
Official purchasing page only (HTTP 200). PlanetBids not scraped. Same page prints that PlanetBids date/time updates govern over this list, and award-target board dates may change. No dollars on either row. Job walks: table says Refer to Notice to Bidders; preamble says all walks mandatory unless the Notice says otherwise. Notice PDFs not opened this pass. OFCI letters printed, expansion not printed. Install OFCI Shade Structures, Playground and Site Improvements at McPherson Magnet School. Close September 22, 2026 2:10 pm. Award target October 15, 2026. Playground word is on this row. Distinct from BID 2627-983.
Orange Unified School District, CA
Orange USD BID 2627-983 Running Springs and Taft OFCI shade only, close Sep 22 2:00 pm
Official purchasing page only (HTTP 200). PlanetBids not scraped. Same page prints that PlanetBids date/time updates govern over this list, and award-target board dates may change. No dollars on either row. Job walks: table says Refer to Notice to Bidders; preamble says all walks mandatory unless the Notice says otherwise. Notice PDFs not opened this pass. OFCI letters printed, expansion not printed. Install OFCI Shade Structures at Running Springs and Taft Elementary Schools. Close September 22, 2026 2:00 pm. Same award target October 15, 2026. No playground word. Shade only. Do not mix with 984.
Barrow County, GA
Barrow County GA RFP2027-06 Victor Lord Park playground replacement, due Oct 1 2pm, $150k cap, mandatory walk Sep 18
Status Open. Listing description and PDF: Proposal Due / Opening October 1st, 2026 at 2:00 PM Local Time, sealed to Clerk’s Office, Winder. Listing Closing Date/Time field prints “Open Until Contracted” — left as printed; use the Oct 1 due line for the clock. PDF prints Thursday, October 1st, 2026. Electronic submittals not allowed. Mandatory on-site pre-proposal Fri Sep 18 2026 10:00 am at 82 Maynard Street, Winder; must attend to be eligible. Questions through Mon Sep 21 5:00 PM Local Time. 180 days to complete from execution. Victor Lord Park and the dollar are PDF-only, not on the HTML listing. Scope: playground structure on a footprint where a playground was previously; previous structure removed except swing set; ~3,000 sf. Budget: Maximum expenditure for all costs related to the proposal is $150,000. Insurance and $25k BOC-approval threshold not treated as the project cap. BidNet unused. Package: https://barrowga.org/DocumentCenter/View/1763
Andover, MA
Andover MA Chandler Road Phase II playground public-input meeting Sep 16 6pm; $421,200 playground line, not a bid
Public-input meeting, not a bid. Official project page + meeting notice PDF. Wed Sep 16 2026 6:00 PM (notice: “6 pm”) at Andover Recreation Building, Old Shawsheen School, 18 Magnolia Avenue. Town and Activitas seeking playground design and equipment feedback; written comments also accepted. Words “not a bid” are not printed; printed purpose is PUBLIC INPUT MEETING / solicit input. Town Bid Postings same day lists 4 open bids; none is this meeting. CivicPlus ?bidId= on PDF URLs is CMS, not a bid label. No dollars on the project page. STM June 16 2026 Article 1 Approved: $5,000,000 Phase II appropriation ($4,000,000 borrow + $1,000,000 Free Cash), 958–311–6, two-thirds required. Linked Preliminary Phase II Budget prints Playground $421,200 and Preliminary Estimate $5,000,000 — keep the playground line separate from the STM total; “Preliminary” is printed. Do not treat $5M as a playground bid. Notice: https://andoverma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20314
Scott County, MN
Scott County MN Cedar Lake Farm and Cleary Lake play areas, PAC feedback Sep 2, construction 2027
Design/feedback, not a bid. Official AgendaCenter PDF 18 pp. Meeting Wed Sep 2 2026 6:00 PM at Cleary Lake Regional Park Visitor Center — already held as of this open (Sep 3). Requested Action: Feedback. Design work is underway to support construction on the play areas in 2027. Cedar Lake Farm and Cleary Lake both named. Funded via Parks and Trails Legacy + park dedication; no playground project dollar total printed (unrelated wellness/rec fees only). Next PAC October 7, 2026 @ MJT. Concepts A–D listed for both parks. Cedar A–D pages present (farm / modern / pollinator / corn lifecycle). Cleary A–C present; Concept D is listed in Attachments but no Concept D page in the PDF — left flagged. “Parks Improvement Plan” in the memo; “P.I.P. PLAY MOUNDS” on Cedar Concept D only, acronym undefined — do not treat as pour-in-place.
Madison, WI
Madison Marshall Park playground in Bidding; staff on bidding docs Aug 11, construction spring–fall 2027
Distinct from Cypress / Newbery / Reindahl (0 matches on this page). Status: Bidding. Aug 11 2026 update: staff currently working on bidding documents; expect construction spring 2027 through fall 2027. Timeline: Project Bidding and Contracting Active, July - September 2026. No dollars. BidExpress and September 10 are not printed on this page — do not treat BidExpress Sep 10 as confirmed from this source. Conflicts left unresolved: leftover “replacing the playground at Marshall Park in 2026!” vs Aug 11 spring–fall 2027; timeline Construction Upcoming September 2026 - June 2027 vs the Aug 11 2027 seasons. Estimated Schedule sidebar Jan 1 2026 – Dec 31 2027. Contact Emma Krug. 2101 Allen Blvd, District 19.
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
UA RISE Center Playscape Phase 2 #017-24-3587B, GC sealed bid due Sep 10 10am, proposed budget $750k
Open advertised sealed bid, not awarded. Due Thu Sep 10 2026 until 10:00 AM local at Procurement Services Annex, 405 Cahaba Circle, Tuscaloosa; then opened and read. Webpage slot also prints 10:00–11:00 AM CDT — local vs CDT left as printed. GC sealed bid. Prequal due Tue Aug 25 2026 5:00 PM local; mandatory GC pre-bid Tue Sep 1 2026 10:00 AM. Both dates are calendar-past as of this open (Sep 3); documents still future/imperative tense and do not say they occurred. Plans via Chris Pugh / HNP Landscape Architecture. Scope on Info Sheet: Playground Enhancements and associated sitework. UA PM Mary Kathryn Holt, 205-348-2663. AL Title 34 Ch. 8 licensing on PQ PDF. Bid security printed with no amount. Completion time not printed. No issued addenda listed. Dollars: PQ PDF “THE DEPOSIT IS $150 PER SET” — refundable plan-set deposit, not a bid total (double-dollar typo left). Advertisement PDF has no dollars. Project Info Sheet prints Proposed Budget: $750,000 — not labeled award or contract. Do not treat $150 as the job. Filename typos left: Renvations / Enchancements vs body Renovations / Enhancements. Footer template 2/1/2026. Advertisement PDF: https://constructionpublicinfo.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/Advertisement-RISE-Center-Playscape-Renvations-Enchancements-Phase-2-017-24-3587B.pdf
Plantation, FL
Plantation FL RFP 058-26 Country Club Park Playground, public meeting Oct 6 11am–12pm, no bid docs on city pages
Calendar public-meeting gate, not live bid documents. Official plantation.org only. Upcoming Events and Calendar Meeting List both print Oct 6, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM, category Public Meeting, title RFP No. 058-26 Country Club Park Playground. Agenda/Notices = Not Included. No event location. Words “bid opening” and ITB are not on this row (adjacent same-slot item is ITB 026-26 Har-Tru tennis — different solicitation, not mixed in). NOT PRINTED on keep source: SOW, dollars, RFP-specific contact, any due date apart from that meeting slot. Do not invent a close time. Public Bid Opportunities page prints “The bid schedule is hosted by DemandStar…” — recorded and stopped. That page does not name 058-26. DemandStar not scraped. Bonfirehub exit on a different procurement page not followed. Also: https://www.plantation.org/i-want-to/advanced-components/list-detail-pages/calendar-meeting-list/-sortn-EDate/-toggle-allupcoming/-npage-1
Public government sources only. We do not scrape BidNet or DemandStar. Mailbox is not open yet.
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